Journal of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility

Pituitary gland is the main endocrine gland which produces the hormones and that controls the other glands and many other body functions including growth. It is a pea-sized structure located just below the hypothalamus of the brain region. The pituitary is divided into three sections the anterior intermediate and the posterior lobes. The pituitary gland stores many different hormones.